GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR
and GRAHAM PARKER

Albums recorded by Graham Parker & The Rumour and Graham Parker, with release dates and UK CD availability.

 

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Howlin' Wind [as Graham Parker & The Rumour]

04/76

New

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Heat Treatment [as Graham Parker & The Rumour]

10/76

New

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Stick To Me [as Graham Parker & The Rumour]

10/77

New

4

The Parkerilla [live, as Graham Parker & The Rumour]

05/78

New

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Squeezing Out Sparks [as Graham Parker]

03/79

New

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The Up Escalator [as Graham Parker]

04/80

New

7

Another Grey Area [as Graham Parker]

03/82

New

8

(The Real Macaw) [as Graham Parker]

07/83

New

9

Steady Nerves [as Graham Parker & The Shot]

03/85

New

10

The Mona Lisa's Sister [as Graham Parker]

05/88

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11

Live! Alone In America [as Graham Parker]

04/89

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12

Human Soul [as Graham Parker]

10/89

New

13

Struck By Lightning [as Graham Parker]

02/91

New

14

Burning Questions [as Graham Parker]

07/92

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Live Alone! Discovering Japan [as Graham Parker]

08/93

New

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Live On The Test [as Graham Parker]

06/94

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12 Haunted Episodes [as Graham Parker]

04/95

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18

Live From New York, NY [as Graham Parker & The Episodes]

05/96

New or Used

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BBC Live In Concert [as Graham Parker]

05/96

New

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Acid Bubblegum [as Graham Parker]

09/96

New or Used

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The Last Rock 'n' Roll Tour [as Graham Parker & The Figgs]

04/97

New or Used

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Not If It Pleases Me [BBC recordings, as Graham Parker & The Rumour]

03/98

New

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Loose Monkeys [as GP}

03/99

 

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That's When You Know - The Acoustic Demos & Live At Marble Arch [as Graham Parker]

07/01

New or Used

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Deepcut To Nowhere [as Graham Parker]

08/01

New

26

Blue Highway [as Graham Parker]

04/03

New or Used

27

King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Graham Parker [as Graham Parker]

01/02

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28

Your Country [as Graham Parker]

03/04

New

29

Songs Of No Consequence [as Graham Parker]

06/05

New or Used

30

Don't Tell Columbus [as Graham Parker]

03/07

New


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1) HOWLIN' WIND

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White Honey
Nothin's Gonna Pull Us Apart
Silly Thing
Gypsy Blood
Between You And Me
Back To Schooldays
Soul Shoes
Lady Doctor
You've Got To Be Kidding
Howlin' Wind
Not If It Pleases Me
Don't Ask Me Questions


Bob Andrews
Martin Belmont
Andrew Bodnar
Noel Brown
Dave Conners
Ed Dean
John Earle
Dave Edmunds
Danny Ellis
Steven Goulding
Hershall Holder
Stewart Lynas
Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz


Producer:

Organ, Piano, Backing Vocals
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Bass
Dobro (Track 11), Guitar (Track 6)
Tenor Saxophone
Guitar (Track 7)
Baritone Saxophone
Guitar (Track 6)
Trombone
Drums, Backing Vocals
Trumpet
Alto Saxophone (Track 8)
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar, Organ, Tenor Saxophone,
Backing Vocals

Nick Lowe

2) HEAT TREATMENT

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Heat Treatment
That's What They All Say
Turned Up Too Late
Black Honey
Hotel Chambermaid
Pourin' It All Out
Back Door Love
Something You're Going Through
Help Me Shake It
Fool's Gold


Bob Andrews
Martin Belmont
Andrew Bodnar
Albie Donnelly
John Earle
Danny Ellis
Stephen Goulding

Dick Hanson
Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz

Producer:

Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Bass
Saxophone
Saxophone
Trombone
Drums, Percussion,
Backing Vocals
Trumpet
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar, Backing Vocals

Robert John Lange,
Nick Lowe (Track 7)

3) STICK TO ME

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Stick To Me
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
Problem Child
Soul On Ice
Clear Head
The New York Shuffle
Watch The Moon Come Down
Thunder And Rain
The Heat In Harlem
The Raid


John Altman
Bob Andrews
Martin Belmont
Andrew Bodnar
John Earle
Steve Goulding
Chris Gower
Dick Hanson
Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz

Producer:

Baritone Saxophone
Piano, Organ, Backing Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Tenor Saxophone
Drums, Backing Vocals
Trombone
Trumpet
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar

Nick Lowe

4) THE PARKERILLA

 
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Disc One
Lady Doctor
Fool's Gold
Tear Your Playhouse Down
Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions
The Heat In Harlem
Silly Thing
Gypsy Blood
Back To School Days

Disc Two
Heat Treatment
Watch The Moon Come Down
New York Shuffle
Soul Shoes
Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions *

* alternate studio recording.
Recorded live at Bournemouth Winter Gardens, Manchester Palace, Oxford New Theatre and
New York Palladium.


Bob Andrews
Martin Belmont
Ray Bevis
Andrew Bodnar
John Earle
Steve Goulding
Chris Gower
Dick Hanson
Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz

Producer:

Keyboards, Backing Vocal
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Tenor Saxophone
Bass
Baritone & Tenor Saxophone
Drums, Backing Vocals
Trombone
Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar, Backing Vocals

Robert John Lange
(Disc 2 Track 5)

5) SQUEEZING OUT SPARKS

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Discovering Japan
Local Girls
Nobody Hurts You
You Can't Be Too Strong
Passion Is No Ordinary Word
Saturday Nite Is Dead
Love Gets You Twisted
Protection
Waiting For The UFOs
Don't Get Excited

The CD includes Live Sparks, a 1979 promo album featuring live versions of the songs from Squeezing Out Sparks plus I Want You Back (Alive) and Mercury Poisoning taken from two radio shows.

Squeezing Out...


... + Live Sparks

Bob Andrews
Martin Belmont
Andrew Bodnar
Steve Goulding

Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz

Producer:

Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Bass
Drums, Percussion,
Backing Vocals
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar, Backing Vocals

Jack Nitzsche

6) THE UP ESCALATOR

 
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UK Issue
No Holding Back
Devil's Sidewalk
Stupefaction
Love Without Greed
Jolie Jolie
Endless Night
Paralysed
Manoeuvers
Empty Lives
The Beating Of Another Heart

US Issue
No Holding Back
Devil's Sidewalk
Stupefaction
Empty Lives
The Beating Of Another Heart
Endless Night
Paralysed
Manoeuvers
Jolie Jolie
Love Without Greed





Martin Belmont
Andrew Bodnar
Danny Federici
Steve Goulding

Nicky Hopkins
Jimmy Maelen
Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz
Bruce Springsteen
Peter Wood

Producer:

Guitar
Bass
Keyboards
Drums, Percussion,
Backing Vocals
Piano
Percussion
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Synthesiser

Jimmy Iovine

7) ANOTHER GREY AREA

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Temporary Beauty
Another Grey Area
No More Excuses
Dark Side Of The Bright Lights
Can't Waste A Minute
Big Fat Zero
You Hit The Spot
It's All Worth Nothing Alone
Crying For Attention
Thankless Task
Fear Not


Michael Braun
David Brown
Jim Clouse
Krystal Davis
Jack Douglas
Nicky Hopkins
Fred Hostetler
Karen Lawrence
Hugh McCracken
Kurt McGettrick
Graham Parker
Paul Prestopino
George Small
Doug Stegmeyer
Eric Troyer

Producer:

Drums
Guitar
Saxophone
Backing Vocals
Percussion
Piano
Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar, Harmonica
Saxophone, Flute
Vocals, Guitar
Banjo
Keyboards, Ondioline
Bass
Backing Vocals

Jack Douglas, Graham Parker

8) (THE REAL MACAW)

 
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UK Issue
You Can't Take Love For Granted
Glass Jaw
Just Like A Man
Passive Resistance
Sounds Like Chains
Life Gets Better
A Miracle A Minute
Beyond A Joke
Last Couple On The Dance Floor
Anniversary
(Too Late) The Smart Bomb

US Issue
Just Like A Man
You Can't Take Love For Granted
Glass Jaw
Passive Resistance
Sounds Like Chains
Life Gets Better
A Miracle A Minute
Beyond A Joke
Last Couple On The Dance Floor
Anniversary
(Too Late) The Smart Bomb


Mel Collins
Andy Ebsworth
Kevin Jenkins
Sarah Larson
Gilson Lavis
Graham Parker
Morris Pert
Brinsley Schwarz
George Small

Producer:

Saxophone
Drums, Programming
Bass
Violin
Drums
Vocals, Guitar
Percussion
Guitar
Keyboards

David Kershenbaum

9) STEADY NERVES

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Break Them Down
Mighty Rivers
Lunatic Fringe
Wake Up (Next To You)
When You Do That To Me
The Weekend's Too Short
Take Everything
Black Lincoln Continental
Canned Laughter
Everyone's Hand Is On The Switch
Locked Into Green


Michael Braun
Crispin Cioe
Louis Cortelezzi
Bob Funk
Huw Gower
Arno Hecht
Kevin Jenkins
Jay Leonhart
"Hollywood" Paul Litteral
Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz
George Small
William Wittman

Producer:

Drums
Baritone Saxophone
Saxophone
Trombone
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Clarinet
Bass
Bass
Trumpet

Vocals, Guitar
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Keyboards
Backing Vocals

Graham Parker,
William Wittman

10) THE MONA LISA'S SISTER

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Don't Let It Break You Down
Under The Mask Of Happiness
Back In Time
I'm Just Your Man
OK Hieronymous
Get Started, Start A Fire
The Girl Isn't Ready
Blue Highways
Success
I Don't Know
Cup



Andrew Bodnar
Christie Chapman
Andy Duncan
James Hallawell
Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz

Pete Thomas
Terry Williams

Producer:

Bass
Backing Vocals
Drums (Track 9)
Keyboards
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar, Percussion,
Backing Vocals
Drums (Tracks 4,7)
Drums

Graham Parker,
Brinsley Schwarz

11) LIVE! ALONE IN AMERICA

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White Honey
Watch The Moon Come Down
Black Honey
Protection
Soul Corruption
Gypsy Blood
Back To Schooldays
Durban Poison
3 Martini Lunch
Back In Time
Hotel Chambermaid
Don't Let It Break You Down
You Can't Be Too Strong
A Change Is Gonna Come

Recorded live at The Theatre Of Living Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in October 1988


Graham Parker

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

12) HUMAN SOUL

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Little Miss Understanding
My Love's Strong
Dancing For Money
Call Me Your Doctor
Big Man On Paper
Soultime
Everything Goes
Sugar Gives You Energy
Daddy's A Postman
Green Monkeys
I Was Wrong
You Got The World (Right Where You Want It)
Slash & Burn
Everything Goes [uncredited short reprise]


Andrew Bodnar
Carmen Daye
Martin Drover
Mollie Duncan
James Hallawell
Sonia Jones Morgan
Steve Nieve
Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz
Beizel Sicks
J Neil Sidwell
Pete Thomas

Producer:

Bass
Backing Vocals
Trumpet
Tenor Saxophone
Organ
Backing Vocals
Synthesiser
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Percussion
Trombone
Drums

Jon Jacobs, Graham Parker,
Brinsley Schwarz

13) STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

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She Wants So Many Things
They Murdered The Clown
Strong Winds
The Kid With The Butterfly Net
And It Shook Me
That's Where She Ends Up
A Brand New Book
Weeping Statues
Wrapping Paper
Ten Girls Ago
I'm Into Something Good
Over The Border (To America)
The Sun Is Gonna Shine Again

In the UK initial copies of the LP
came with a free EP featuring:
Guardian Angels
Children And Dogs
When I Was King
Museum Piece
Museum Of Stupidity


Andrew Bodnar
Baikida Carroll
Cindy Cashdollar
Amber Funk
Baird Hersey
Larry Hoppen

Garth Hudson
David Keen
Vinnie Martucci
Graham Parker

Claudia Parker
Natalie Parker
Mimi Paturel
Bernadette Quinn
John Sebastian
Pete Thomas
Jay Ungar

Producer:

Bass
Cornet
Dobro, Lap Steel Guitar
Vocals
Backing Vocals
Synthesiser, Organ,
Backing Vocals
Synthesiser, Accordion, Organ
French Horn
Synthesiser, Piano
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica,
Piano
Vocals
Vocals
Vocals
Vocals
Harmonica, Autoharp, Harp
Drums, Percussion
Violin

Graham Parker

14) BURNING QUESTIONS

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Release Me
Too Many Knots To Untangle
Just Like Joe Meek's Blues
Love Is A Burning Question
Platinum Blonde
Long Stem Rose
Short Memories
Here It Comes Again
Mr Tender
Just Like Hermann Hesse
Yesterday's Cloud
Oasis
Worthy Of Your Love


PP Arnold
Caroline Barnes
Andrew Bodnar
Caroline LaVelle
Eddie Manion
Graham Parker
Jocelyn Pook
Sonia Slany
Mick Talbot
Pete Thomas

Producer:

Backing Vocals
Violin
Bass
Cello
Saxophone
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Viola
Violin
Keyboards
Drums, Percussion

Jon Jacobs, Graham Parker

15) LIVE ALONE! DISCOVERING JAPAN

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That's What They All Say
Platinum Blonde
Mercury Poisoning
Sweet 16
No Woman No Cry
Lunatic Fringe
Long Stem Rose
Discovering Japan
Don't Ask Me Questions
Watch The Moon Come Down (Revisited)
Just Like Hermann Hesse
Too Many Knots To Untangle
Chopsticks
Short Memories

Recorded live at Club Quattro,
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan in 1993


Graham Parker

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar

Al Dutton, Graham Parker

16) LIVE ON THE TEST

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Heat Treatment
Silly Thing
Fool's Gold
Pourin' It All Out
Gypsy Blood
Don't Ask Me Questions
Hold Back The Night
Not If It Pleases Me
Soul Shoes
Kansas City
Stick To Me
Problem Child
Back Door Love
Thunder & Rain
Turned Up Too Late
Saturday Nite Is Dead
Tear Your Playhouse Down

Made up of 2 BBC TV performances,
on 17 March 1977 and 20 March 1978


Bob Andrews
Martin Belmont
Andrew Bodnar
Steve Goulding
Dick Hanson
Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz

Producer:

Keyboards
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Trumpet
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar

Michael Appleton

17) 12 HAUNTED EPISODES

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Partner For Life
Pollinate
Force Of Nature
Disney's America
Haunted Episodes
Next Phase
Honest Work
Cruel Stage
See Yourself
Loverman
Fly
First Day Of Spring


Joel Diamond
Steve Gorn
Dennis McDermott
Graham Parker


Producer:

Piano, Organ
Flute
Drums, Percussion
Vocals, Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Bass, Harmonica

Graham Parker

18) LIVE FROM NEW YORK, NY

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Big Man On Paper
Fool's Gold
Force Of Nature
Haunted Episodes
Fly *
Here It Comes Again
Crawlin' From The Wreckage
Partner For Life
Disney's America
Stick To Me
See Yourself
Over The Border
Love Gets You Twisted
Wake Up Next To You
Get Started, Start A Fire
Protection
In Bloom

* not included on the UK issue.

Recorded live at The Bottom Line,
New York City, USA on 3 & 4 June 1995


Kenny Aaronson

Mitch Margold
Dennis McDermott

Graham Parker

Producer:

Bass, Lap Steel Guitar,
Backing Vocals
Keyboards
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

Graham Parker

19) BBC LIVE IN CONCERT

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Hold Back The Night
Soul Shoes
Howling Wind
Discovering Japan
Local Girls
Don't Get Excited
Back To Schooldays
Passion Is No Ordinary Word
Mercury Poisoning
Dark Side Of The Bright Lights
Nobody Hurts You
No More Excuses
You Hit The Spot
Endless Night
My Love's Strong
They Murdered The Clown
Chain Of Fools

Tracks 1-3,17: BBC In Concert 17 March 1977
Tracks 4-9: BBC In Concert, 3 April 1979
Tracks 10-14: BBC In Concert, 21 April 1982
Track 15: BBC studio solo session, 3 January 1990
Track 16: BBC studio solo session, 5 January 1991


Carlos Alomar
Bob Andrews
Martin Belmont
Andrew Bodnar
Michael Braun
Steve Goulding
Kevin Jenkins
Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz
George Small

Producer:

Guitar, Backing Vocals
Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Drums
Bass, Backing Vocals
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Keyboards

20) ACID BUBBLEGUM

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Turn It Into Hate
Sharpening Axes
Get Over It And Move On
Bubblegum Cancer
Impenetrable
She Never Let Me Down
Obsessed With Aretha
Beancounter
Girl At The End Of The Pier
Baggage
Milk Train
Character Assasination
They Got It Wrong (As Usual)


Andrew Bodnar
Gary Burke
Jimmy Destri
Graham Parker

Producer:

Bass
Drums, Percussion
Keyboards
Vocals, Guitar

Graham Parker

21) THE LAST ROCK 'n' ROLL TOUR

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Turn It Into Hate
Don't Let It Break You Down
Soul On Ice
Weeping Statues
Fool's Gold
Local Girls
Daddy's A Postman
Impenetrable
Sharpening Axes
Back Door Love
She Never Let Me Down
Obsessed With Aretha
Take Everything
Stupefaction
Soul Shoes
Saturday Nite Is Dead
Get Over It And Move On
Cream
Glass Jaw
Bubblegum Cancer
Don't Get Excited
Around And Around

Recorded live at Bogie's, Albany,
New York, USA on 20 November 1996


Pete Donnelly
Mike Gent
Pete Hayes
Guy Lyons
Graham Parker

Producer:

Bass, Backing Vocals
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Drums
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Vocals, Guitar

Graham Parker

22) NOT IF IT PLEASES ME

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White Honey
Back Door Love
Don't Ask Me Questions
Soul Shoes
Hotel Chambermaid
Pourin' It All Out
Help Me Shake It
Heat Treatment
Lady Doctor
Silly Thing
Fools Gold
Gypsy Blood
Not If It Pleases Me
New York Shuffle
Kansas City

Tracks 1-4: John Peel session recorded 1 June 1976,
first transmitted 16 June 1976
Tracks 5-8: John Peel session recorded
2 November 1976, first transmitted 15 November 1976
Tracks 9-15: live in concert at The Hippodrome,
Golders Green, London, England on 17 March 1977, first transmitted 26 March 1977


Bob Andrews
Martin Belmont
Andrew Bodnar
Steve Goulding
Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz

Producer:

Keyboard
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar, Backing Vocals

Jeff Griffin (Tracks 1-8),
? (Tracks 9-15)

23) LOOSE MONKEYS

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There's A Ghost In My House
Burnin' On A Higher Flame
Durban Poison
Tortured Soul
Wherever You Are
Dead To The World
Hormone Of Love
Everything Goes (Version 1)
I'm In Love With You
Natalie
I Just Can't Capture Her Imagination (Version 1)
Corporate Rock
Love In The Air
Waiting For The Next World
I Just Can't Capture Her Imagination (Version 2)
She's Been Working
Still Got My Faith
Don't Kid Yourself
The Invisible Woman
Guillotine Of Guadeloupe




Producer:



24) THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW


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Disc One - The Acoustic Demos
I Got My Soul
Stargazer
The Raid
You're On The Wanted List
Hit Town
Soul Shoes
That's When You Know
Let It Rain
Sunny Side Down
Hole In The World
Move It Down The Line
It's Alright Children It's Alright
Gypsy Blood
Express Delivery
Not If It Pleases Me



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Disc Two - Live At Marble Arch
White Honey
That's What They All Say
Back Door Love
Back To School Days
Silly Thing
Chain Of Fools
Don't Ask Me Questions
You Can't Hurry Love
Soul Shoes
Kansas City

Disc One comprises solo acoustic songwriting demos recorded about a year before the release of the first album. Disc Two comprises a live in the studio session for US Polygram staff.

25) DEEPCUT TO NOWHERE

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Dark Days
I'll Never Play Jacksonville Again
If It Ever Stops Rainin'
Depend On Me
High Horse
Cheap Chipped Black Nails
Blue Horizon
Tough On Clothes
Socks 'n' Sandals
It Takes A Village Idiot
Syphilis & Religion
Last Stop Is Nowhere


Dave Cook
Pete Donnelly
Steve Goulding

Professor Louie
Graham Parker


Producer:

Mandolin, Jew's-Harp
Bass, Backing Vocals
Drums, Percussion,
Backing Vocals
Accordion, Keyboards
Vocals, Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Harmonica

Dave Cook, Graham Parker

26) BLUE HIGHWAY

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Don't Let It Break You Down
Thunder And Rain
Local Girls
Passion Is No Ordinary Word
Durban Poison
Howlin' Wind
Sinking Low
Blue Highway
White Honey
Under The Mask Of Happiness
OK Hieronymus
Get Started, Start A Fire

Recorded live at Grant Park, Chicago,
Illinois, USA on 4 July 1988


Andrew Bodnar
James Hallawell
Andy Maxwell
Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz

Producer:

Bass
Keyboards
Drums
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar

27) KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR PRESENTS GRAHAM PARKER

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Just Like A Man
Thunder & Rain
Fools' Gold
Fear Not
Sounds Like Chains
Love Gets You Twisted
Passive Resistance
You Can't Take Love For Granted
Glass Jaw
Life Gets Better
You Can't Be Too Strong
Local Girls
Protection
Saturday Night Is Dead
Discovering Japan

Recorded live at The Chance, Poughkeepsie,
New York, USA on 16 September 1983


Michael Braun
Huw Gower
Kevin Jenkins
Graham Parker
Brinsley Schwarz
George Small

Producer:

Drums
Guitar
Bass
Vocals
Guitar
Keyboards, Synthesiser

28) YOUR COUNTRY

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Anything For A Laugh
The Rest Is History
Cruel Lips
Almost Thanksgiving Day
Nation Of Shopkeepers
Queen Of Compromise
Things I've Never Said
Sugaree
Tornado Alley
Fairground
Crawling From The Wreckage (Revisited)


Tom Freund

Don Heffington
Graham Parker
Ben Peeler
Lucinda Williams
John Would

Producer:

Bass, Keyboards, Melodica,
Backing Vocals
Drums, Percussion, Jew's-Harp
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Lap Steel Guitar
Vocals
Lap Steel Guitar

Graham Parker, John Would

29) SONGS OF NO CONSEQUENCE

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Vanity Press
Bad Chardonnay
She Swallows It
Chloroform
Evil
Dislocated Life
Suck 'n' Blow
There's Nothing On The Radio
Ambivalent
Go Little Jimmy
Local Boys
Did Everybody Just Get Old?


Scott Bricklin
Pete Donnelly
Mike Gent
Pete Hayes
Jesse Honig
Graham Parker

Producer:

Keyboards
Bass, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Drums
Drums (Track 10)
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

Pete Donnelly, Graham Parker

30) DON'T TELL COLUMBUS

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I Discovered America
England's Latest Clown
Ambiguous
The Other Side Of The Reservoir
Suspension Bridge
Love Or Delusion
Total Eclipse Of The Moon
Stick To The Plan
Somebody Saved Me
Hard Side Of The Rain
Bullet Of Redemption
All Being Well


Ryan Barnum
Molly Gardinia
Mike Gent
Graham Parker

Kate Williams

Producer:

Keyboards
Vocals
Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Guitar
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Harmonica, Kazoo, Percussion
Vocals

Mike Gent, Seth Powell,
Graham Parker